GAME PREVIEW: ULM Comes to Town for Key Sun Belt Matchup
11/11/2019 11:50:00 AM | Football
Eagles looking to pick up sixth win to become bowl eligible
The Georgia Southern football team returns home this Saturday to host the ULM Warhawks at Allen E. Paulson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:05 p.m. and will be broadcast online through ESPN+. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:
Game 10: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 • 3:05 PM
Location: Statesboro, Ga. (Allen E. Paulson Stadium; 25,000)
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Records:
ULM: 4-5, 3-2 SBC
Georgia Southern: 5-4, 3-2 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: ESPN+ (online)
PBP: Greg Talbott; Analyst: Danny Waugh; Sidelines: Amy Zimmer
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed; Analyst: Terry Harvin; Sidelines: Russ Brown
GS: GAME NOTES
ULM: GAME NOTES
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Inside The Series
Overall: Eighth Meeting (GS leads, 4-3; 1 win vacated) • 3-0 Home (1 win vacated); 1-3 Away
Current Streak: ULM, Won 1
Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2018 (L, 44-25) - Malone Stadium | Monroe, La.
Facts Maybe Only We Find Interesting: Georgia Southern leads the all-time on-the-field series with ULM 5-3 although the 22-16 win in 2014 at Paulson Stadium to clinch the outright Sun Belt Conference title was vacated due to NCAA sanctions … The official series record is 4-3 in favor of the Eagles … In 2015, the Eagles scored three touchdowns late to pull away and win 51-31 in Monroe … In 2016, R.J. Murray blocked a field goal as time expired to help preserve a 23-21 win in Paulson Stadium … The 2016 contest also broke the Paulson Stadium attendance record at 25,735 … The Warhawks rolled to a 44-25 win last season in Monroe … ULM is 0-4 on the field at Paulson Stadium … Georgia Southern is the only FBS team in the country to play three Louisiana teams this year (LSU, ULM, Louisiana) … Georgia Southern's Khaleb Hood and ULM's Jared Porter both attended Air Force Prep, although not at the same time … Georgia Southern's .826 (195-41) winning percentage at Paulson Stadium is the third best among current FBS home stadiums behind Alabama's .831 (271-54-3) and Boise State's .828 (270-56).
10: Georgia Southern has lost all 10 times under head coach Chad Lunsford when it is trailing at the half.
9: This will be the ninth overall meeting between Georgia Southern and ULM with the Eagles officially leading the series 4-3 due to the 2014 victory being vacated by the NCAA.
8: The Eagle defense features eight players who have started all nine games thus far in 2019: Jay Bowdry, Rashad Byrd, Kenderick Duncan Jr., Reynard Ellis, Raymond Johnson III, Ty Phillips, Traver Vliem and Randy Wade Jr.
7: Monquavion Brinson, who hold the Sun Belt Conference record for career passes defended with 38, leads the Eagles with seven pass break ups this season.
6: The Eagles have used six different combinations in nine games along the starting offensive line this season, although the starting five has been the same the past three games.
5: Raymond Johnson III has five career fumble recoveries, which is the highest among active Eagle players and stands tied for the second most in program history.
4: The Eagles have won all four games played at Allen E. Paulson Stadium against ULM.
3: Georgia Southern is the only FBS team in the country to play three Louisiana teams this year (LSU, ULM, and Louisiana).
2: Rashad Byrd is the first Eagle to score two non-offensive touchdowns since Matt Dobson in 2014. Byrd has a touchdown on a fumble return and one on an interception return.
1: The 22-16 win over ULM in 2014 clinched the Eagles' first Sun Belt title with an 8-0 league mark.
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